HNC Job Trends in Sheffield

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 42 66
Rank change year-on-year +1 +24 -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 6 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 1.42% 1.98% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.48% 6.62% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 - £41,821

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Sheffield

HNC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 134 136 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 31.68% 29.89% 22.69%
Number of salaries quoted 82 50 94
10th Percentile £26,750 £40,168 £27,150
25th Percentile £28,250 £55,938 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £72,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -57.93% +64.77% -23.48%
75th Percentile £38,000 £81,250 £61,875
90th Percentile £82,500 £96,250 £71,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £30,500 £70,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -56.43% +55.56% -10.00%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HNC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

HNC job vacancy trend in Sheffield

HNC
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing HNC

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Google Docs
1 6 (100.00%) Google Sheets
1 6 (100.00%) Google Workspace
Development Applications
1 6 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Help Desk Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Help Desk Team Lead
1 3 (50.00%) Lead
1 3 (50.00%) Team Leader
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 6 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Break/Fix
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) HND
1 6 (100.00%) MCP
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Citrix
1 6 (100.00%) Google
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft